Roaster.



H. LQHAPPER.

v ROASTER. APPLICATION FILED DEG. 9, 1912.

1,092;25s. I Patented Apr. 19m

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UNE'F I AFN HERVEY L. HAPPER, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

ROASTER;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. "5, ram.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HERVEY L. Harman, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Minneapolis, Hennepincounty, Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRoasters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relate to meat roasters and particularly to that typecomposed of a lower or base section and an upper or cover section whichcooperate to form a chamber wherein the roasting pan is placed.

The object of the invention is to provide lifting handles for the upperor cover portion which will allow it to be raised without danger ofburning the hands from contact with the steam expelled from the roastingchamber when the roaster is opened.

A further object is to provide improved means for opening or closing thedampers in the top of the cover portion.

A further object is to provide means for locking the dampers in theirclosed or open position.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following detaileddescription.

The invention consists generally in various constructions andcombinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a side elevation, partially in section, of a roaster embodying myinvention, illustrating the lifting handle for the cover in their raisedor operative position, Fig. 2 is a detail view, showing the damper andone of the lifting handles in its lowered or looking position, Fig. 3 isa similar view showing one of the lifting handles swung from the fullline position in Fig. 2 to the dotted line position in said figure, andthe damper rotated to register its opening with the opening in thecover. Fig. 4 is a detail View showing one of the handles in positionfor locking the damper in its open position.

In the drawing, 2 represents the base of the roaster, adapted to containa roasting pan 3 and provided at each end with a lifting handle 4.

5 represents the cover or upper portion of the roaster and having alower edge adapted to rest on a seat provided at the upper edge of thebase. The top of the cover is provided with ventilating openings 6, and7 represents disks preferably of sheet metal,

centrally pivoted and having holes 8 therein which are adapted toregister with the holes 1n the cover or when rotated to close theopenings in the cover. Usually the cover is provided with end handlescorresponding to those on the base of the roaster and utilized forremoving the cover from the base. These end handles have beenobjectionable not only because they have added considerable to the costof the roaster, but in lifting the cover by them there is great dangerof burning the hands from contact with the es- (raping steam. It hasalso been found difficult to rotate the dampers from an open to a closedposition, or vice versa, and frequently the thin disks have been bent inthe rotating operation to such an extent that they did not properlyclose the openings in the cover and interfered, therefore, with thesuccessful operation of the roaster. Furthermore, no means beingprovided for locking the dampers, they sometimes moved prematurely andrequired careful adjustment and attention. To avoid these difficultiesand objections, I provide handles 9 of suitable material, preferablyspring wire, bent into the form of loops having outwardly turned endportions adapted to slip into eyes 10 formed on the damper disks,preferably by punchingloops out of the metal on opposite sides of thecenter thereof, said handles being free to swing in said loops from ahorizontal to a vertical position. The middle portion of each loop has apart 11 bent at right angles substantially to the lower portion andforming a lift for convenience in grasping the handles to lift thecover. If desired, instead of taking hold of the handles direct, theoperator may insert a fork or other lifting means into the loops formingthe handles and lift the cover in that way if preferred. When thehandles are swung down to a horizontal position toward the middleportion of the cover the parts 11 will project upwardly and may be usedfor rotating the damper disks and shifting them from one position toanother. When the parts are swung outwardly to overhang the edge of thecover the parts 11 will extend downwardly and bearing on the side wallof the cover will lock the dampers and prevent their premature oraccidental rotation. The handles may thus be used to either lock thedampers in their open or closed position according to the position ofthe holes in the damper disks with respect to the openings in the coverwhen the handles are mounted. These handles will not only form aconvenient means for lifting the cover but will reduce the cost of theroaster considerably and will also have the further function offacilitating the operation of the dampers and locking them andpreventing them from being bent or twisted out of their proper position.

In Fig. 4 I have shown one of the handles 9 reversed from the positionshown in Fig. 3 to permitthe damper to be locked in its open position.This reversal of the handle is obtained by disengaging it from the loop10, and turning it over.

In various ways the details of the construction may be modified, suchas, for instance, in the form of the handle and the manner of mountingit on the damper, and I do not, therefore, wish to be confined to theparticular construction herein shown and described.

I claim as my invention:

1. A cooking utensil comprising a base, a cover therefor provided withventilating openings, rotating damper disks having openings therein toregister with the openings in said cover, said disks having ears thereonand lifting handles consisting of elongated loops of spring materialhaving ends journaled in said ears and laterally turned portions forconvenience in lifting.

2. A roaster comprising a base, an upper or cover portion seated thereonhaving ventilating holes therein and apertured rotating dampers forclosing said holes, said dampers being centrally pivoted and having earsupon opposite sides of their pivots and loops having their endsjournaled in said ears and adapted to lie flat upon said disks or beraised to an upright lifting position with respect thereto.

3. A roaster comprising a base, an upper or cover portion seated thereonand having ventilating holes therein and apertures rotating dampers forclosing said holes, elongated lifting loops pivoted on said rotatingdampers and adapted to swing to an upright lifting position, said loopshaving laterally turned end portions adapted when swung outwardly toengage the walls of the cover and lock said dampers and when swunginwardly to a horizontal position to form a means for convenientlyrotating said dampers.

4. A cooking utensil comprising a base, an upper or cover portionresting thereon provided with ventilating openings and rotating dampersfor closing said openings, said dampers being located near the ends ofsaid cover, and handles mounted on said dampers for rotating them orlifting said cover, said handles having means to engage the end walls ofsaid cover and lock said dampers.

5. A cooking utensil comprising a base, an upper or cover portionresting thereon provided with ventilating openings near its ends androtary disk dampers mounted on said cover and having openings thereinadapted to register with the openings in said cover or be moved out ofregister with said openings, handles mounted on said disks and free toswing thereon, said handles having means for locking said dampers eitherin their closed or open position.

6. A roaster comprising a base, an upper or cover portion seated thereonand having ventilating holes therein, and apertured rotating dampers forclosing said holes, elongated lifting loops pivoted on said rotatingdampers and adapted to lie flat upon said dampers or swing to an uprightlifting position and having means for locking said dampers againstpremature rotary movement.

7. A cooking utensil comprising a base and cover therefor havingventilating openings, centrally pivoted disks having openings therein toregister with the open ings in said cover and adapted to rotate andclose said cover openings, and handles piv oted on said disks onopposite sides of the disk pivots and having laterally turned portionsfor convenience in rotating said disks and lifting said cover.

In witness-whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day ofNovember 1912.

HERVEY L. HAPPER. Witnesses:

GENEVIEVE E. SoRENsEN, EDWARD A. PAUL.

five cents each, by addressing the 5 Commissioner of Patents,Washington, D. C.

